The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-17

consumed by stops at Greencastle, TePre Haute |
and bingham. At Terre Haute Engine A was |
replaced by 1S3-Tom Mannifee, engineer, |
and Alex. Gordon, fireman This engine did |
even greater work than it's predecessor, and ar I
rived in East st. Louis at GIL A. NJ. The whole |
distance, 238 miles was made in four hours ana |
sixteen minutes, including sixteen additional
stops, but deducting the long stops made at the
points named. The average speed was about
A. 90 miles per hour The fastest time was
made between Highland and Collinsville, H..
distance of 1877 miles. 1t was run in sixteen
minutes, speed of seventy miles an hour.
The injunction proceedings instituted by DR..
W. L. Breyfogle president of the Western Con-
struction Company, against the New Albany q
Eastern railroad, transferred Monday from
the Clark Circuit Court to the United States
Circuit Court at Indianapolis, is based upon
claim made by DR.. Breyfoge and the company
he represents to the ownership of the grade OF
the old Sandusky City Junction railroad between
New Albany and Watson. upon which grade the
New Albany e Eastern Railroad Company pro-
posed to build their track. DR.. Breyfoge's COM
plant alleges that he and the Western Contract
and Construction Company purchased and paid
for an option on the grade in question between
New Albany and Watson, copy Of the receipt
for the paymenr on which option is embodied In
the complaint; and further alleges that without
his consent the New Albany Eastern Railroad
Company propose to enter upon the possession
of the grade he has purchased. This is the gist
| of the complaint
81. Marys, on the c., l.. st. L. & c., is quite
shipping point for the big cattle ranches of
| lroquois county, Illinois, and Newton county.
this State, aud it is also the objective point for
| the many hunters who visit the marshes and
prairies of the two counties. This fact would
| lead the traveller to believe that the company
could afford to at least provide shelter for the
patron who is compelled to await the night train
| going south. But this it does not do. At sup
| er-time the station agent shuts up shop. and
| tells the waiting passengers they will have to
| seek quarters elsewhere-usuaily indicating the
|
| summer time, when the traveller spend q
few hours pleasantly on the platform, but in
March. when the wind is bowling across the
prairles at the rate of forty miles an hour 1t
leaves him no other alternative than to follow
| the agents instructions If the company allows
| its agent to go to the hotel to sell tickets for
that particular train, it certainly ought to pro-
| vide means for tagging it, and not compel the
public to borrow lanterns from outsiders for
that purpose.
The GOODNESS with which the engineer of the
train which was wrecked Monday morning on
| the Boston e. Providence road took in the situa-
tion and did all in his power to aid the suffering
| and prevent ever more serious results. is being
| favoraby commented on by the railroad frater-
nifty and the press. He detached his engine and
ran to the nearest telegraph station to give no
| tice to the officials and to get help to take care
| of the wounded and dying, but before leaving
the wreck instructed his fireman to give notice
to the nearest fire department of what had hap
pened. and by this forethoueht doubtless even a
more fatal accident was prevented, many
could not have got out OF the wreck had the
stoves in the coaches cot in their deadly
work. His not losing his head, as the saying is,
probably saved many lives 1t must be said. to
1 the credit of the great body of railroad employees
10 the United States that they do possess cool
ness in high degree 1t is very seldom that
we hear of any empoye of a railroad company,
be he conductor, engineer, brakeman or fire.
man, losing his head in time of danger or abau-
doning his post of duty; but. on the contrary,
some of the most brilliant examples of heroism
and courage, of answering fidelity and daunt-
less bravery, of superhuman self-sacrifce, are to
be found in the annals of railroad accidents in
the United States. The history of rairoading
Is filled with instances of men who have laid
down their lives to protect those In their charge,
| and who have gone to their death with compos
ure. content to know that the lives of hundreds
of their fellow-bengs have been preserved by
their sacrifice.
Annual Meeting of the c., st. L. s. p.
The stockholders of the Chicago, st. Louis &
Pittsburg road held their annual meeting in
this city, yesterday, and elected as directors in
place of those whose terms of service expire the
and j. P. Green, of Philadelphia. George Will
! lard. of Chicago, was elected in place of r. B
Roberts, deceased. The annual report of tn,
> company which was published in the Journa
. with those of the Pennsylvania lines eener all,
1 showed the following financial condition.:
Gross earnings. -$4, 842, BIG
Expenses 1866, 800 81
? The earnings during the year increased 1914.
: 72O over the preceding year There was an in
crease in the years business amounting il
freight to 43. $50 tons, and in the number of pas
o sengers carried to "a 157. The cost of improve
{ ments in the way of betterments amounted il
h the year to 1921, 069 Sc.
9 Newspaper Men Not To Be Frozen Out
fou of ~
= issue circulars stating on what conditions news
n paper men will be entitled to transportation
9 All passes will be Withdrawn, and one thousand
mile tickets issued instead for the payment O
,. advertising. The issuance of unlimited distanc
8 passes will not be permitted. All transportatio
n to newspaper mon to De to men actually or
gagged in the publication of a paper or employe
:" '. in no other than newspaper work and in pax
- mert for services, the payment for which sha
- be at a fixed rate. Tickets OF this kind will b
- issued to weekly papers on the basis Of one fo
- every FIVE hundred copies circulated weekly i
p payment for the publication of the company
= advertisement, and to daily papers. one each
= the editor, publisher and manager and the
wives and six to editors and reporters for De
pers of ten thousand circulation.
i The B. & O. Sale Not Yet Concluded.
"a NEW YORK, March 16-A gentleman know
g to be in the confidence of Alfred Suly, autho
DO ized tonight. the following statements: 9Th
"a Baltimore & Ohio matter is in allowance. The,
~ are really no new developments and probabl
ty will not be for some time Such transact;o
n as the one that has been given so much publ
70 ity cannot be carried through in a day or
ne week. and, if suddenly consummated, woul
perhaps, have bad effect upon securities gel
o. orally in the unsettled condition of the marke
a. Large properties cannot be acquired without il
ne vestieation into their condition and all the So
in rounding circumstances. and it is not to be su
he posed that any TRANSACTION OF TINS nature cou
to differ from the naturai laws OK business Ii an
IN thing is done in this matter it will take time